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In the summer of 2008, Entertainment Weekly published a list called "The New Classics:" The 100 Best Books of the Last 25 Years. The books they think will stand the test of time. It has a wide range and good fodder for conversation.
The original list.
Vote for your favorites and/or the ones that you have read. ***Please do not add books to this list. It should only contain the 100 books shown at the above link. ****
The original list.
Vote for your favorites and/or the ones that you have read. ***Please do not add books to this list. It should only contain the 100 books shown at the above link. ****
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The Night Manager
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score: 60,
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2 people voted
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| 102 |
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Praying for Sheetrock
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score: 57,
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1 person voted
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| 103 |
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Krik? Krak!
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score: 56,
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2 people voted
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| 104 |
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The Predators' Ball: The Inside Story of Drexel Burnham and the Rise of the Junk Bond Raiders
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score: 14,
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2 people voted
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Justine
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Mar 06, 2009 03:04PM
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Nothing? What about the Kate Atkinson mystery?
"ther is nothing here to interest an ol' fart such as I"Your reading list says otherwise. ;-)
How can a person vote on which of these is considered worthy of the label new classic when we can't see all 100 of the EW titles? Or am I not understanding this list?
"How can a person vote on which of these is considered worthy of the label new classic when we can't see all 100 of the EW titles? Or am I not understanding this list?"I edited the description to include a link to the full list at ew.com
I just started typing this in this morning. Haven't finished yet.
I've added a few I KNOW you've read my dear.
For a granny, you have a pretty firm bum.
Listen grumpy bum, you can't tell me you didn't love Cloud Atlas.
Bettie (Goodreads Reader!) wrote: "Lee wrote: "I've added a few I KNOW you've read my dear. "that doesn't mean I liked 'em *growly growls*"
So you've been giving five stars to books you didn't like? You're a very generous person. ;-)
Hooray! A sleepover! I'll bring the popcorn and the chocolate, you supply the wine.
Greyweather wrote: ""How can a person vote on which of these is considered worthy of the label new classic when we can't see all 100 of the EW titles? Or am I not understanding this list?"I edited the description to ..."
Thanks.
Justine wrote: "I just started typing this in this morning. Haven't finished yet."Sorry, Justine, that's understandable. Didn't mean to be impatient.
Sigh -- while I've read quite a few of these, I'd not give them the label new classics -- well, at least not yet. It might be some of these earn that eventually and some may already be called that -- but time is the key and we all know "classics" and authors of the same which are on the classics list and then disappear and reappear over the decades.
Cocoa anyone?
Dottie, I agree. I can't believe some of the titles on this list.
I just voted for some of the books that I liked. I don't really think many of them will be become classics.
I make pretty good chocolate chip cookies.....
It's fun to see comments already! My first list and sorry for the delay. I was surprised by some of the picks. Really gutsy to pick The Road as #1, I think, because it is so recent. Some of the books seem like classics in the sense that they will continue to be assigned in literature courses. And thanks for adding the link, Greyweather. I appreciate it.
Justine wrote: "It's fun to see comments already! My first list and sorry for the delay. I was surprised by some of the picks. Really gutsy to pick The Road as #1, I think, because it is so recent. Some of the boo..."I'd say it's even more gutsy to put a children's book in the number two slot.
A pity Comfort me with Apples isn't on the original list - I liked that one.
I didn't see anything called Infinite Jest on the list when I looked just now. Did see Comfort Me With Apples, though, which I missed last time I looked. (D'oh!)
Hm...this list was all right. I didn't know too many books on this list, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's not good! I give it a three out of five.
The original list has 100 books ... looks like this one is in for a bit of pruning -- or do we want to extend it to whatever WE think should be deemed a "new classic" as well?
Justine, you want a librarian to "prune" this one?
Infinite Jest's absence is glaring and sad.
Your link to the original list is outdated. The new URL is http://www.ew.com/article/2007/06/18/...Thanks for putting this list together. It saved me doing it :)
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